File contains a watercolour painted and signed by Kenneth Leslie, presumably in the late-1930s. The painting depicts a rural setting -- quite likely of somewhere in Pictou County -- with a brown fence in the fore-ground, a narrow peninsula stretching into a river, with low hills in the distance.
Composite photo composed of twenty-one individual photos, each identified on players with a photo of a trophy cup in the centre. Annotated: "Thorburn Mohawks Maritime Junior Softball Champions 1963 1964 1965"
Collection contains over 55,000 glass plate negatives, film negatives, and prints from the Waldren Studios of New Glasgow and Antigonish, Nova Scotia. The majority of these negatives are portraits, nearly all of which are identified and dated. A number of the portraits represent some of the earliest photos of Black Nova Scotians from Pictou, Antigonish and Guysborough counties. Many of the remaining photos are local scenes, a few of which were taken in New Glasgow before the fire in 1874 which devastated the town. The collection contains photographs that depict show coal mining, shipbuilding and other local industries in action. Portraits of family groups, sports teams, social clubs and school groups are also well represented.
File contains a Pride Week Proclamation for Pictou County; text of an article titled "Gays and Lesbians Marvel at Phenomenal Gains"; and clippings about Veldhoven's marriage to Norman Carter, Carter's death, and Veldhoven's activism.
Item is a photograph of a street scene showing two stores, the closest is a hardware store with the name: "Thomas Fraser" on the end. Three men wearing hats are standing on the sidewalk outside it where barrels, shovels and other goods are on display. Two children, two women and two men are standing outside the more distant store
Item is a photograph of a group of men and boys standing in the foreground of the area destroyed by the fire of April 19, 1874, in New Glasgow. Two horse-drawn carriages are visible at the edge of the group. Negative also available: PC-2-317-19
Item is a street scene showing stores identified as R. Lynagh Cabinet Maker and Furniture Store, Hugh J. Cameron, and John McP. Fraser. Five men, all wearing hats, are standing in doorways. Negative is available: PC-2-318-60
Item is a photograph of buildings and equipment at the Dalhousie Pit in Stellarton. Acadia Coal Company opened the Dalhousie Pit on the Foord Seam in 1850. The mine was destroyed by fire in 1870. A negative is available: PC-2-318-66.
Item is a photograph of a street scene showing stores identified as New Glasgow Auction Mart, Mrs. J. Taylor's, and Wm. McIntosh's Two women, one man in uniform and several children are in the doorways or on the sidewalk, all wearing hats or caps. Negative is available: PC-2-318-59
Item is a photograph of a street scene showing stores identified as R. Lynagh Cabinet Maker and Furniture Store, Hugh J. Cameron, and John McP. Fraser. Five men, all wearing hats, are standing in doorways. Print copy is available: PC-2-333-22
Item is a photograph of Provost Street in New Glasgow showing a row of connected buildings which house several stores on the lower level and the balcony and accommodation of the Glasgow Hotel on the upper. Several dormer windows line the roof. The end store belongs to J. Fraser Downie. The lower entrance to the hotel is next door. Several people wearing hats are standing on the balcony, and several are standing on the street and sidewalk near the corner where merchandise is displayed. Negative is available: PC-2-318-55
Item is a photograph of Provost Street in New Glasgow showing a row of connected buildings which house several stores on the lower level and the balcony and accommodation of the Glasgow Hotel on the upper. Several dormer windows line the roof. The end store belongs to J. Fraser Downie. The lower entrance to the hotel is next door. Several people wearing hats are standing on the balcony, and several are standing on the street and sidewalk near the corner where merchandise is displayed. Print copy is available: PC-2-333-19
Item is a photograph of a street scene in New Glasgow when it was decorated for the visit of the Marquis of Lorne. A Union Jack and one other flag are hanging beside an archway of greenery extend across it. Several men wearing tall hats are standing on the sidewalk. Two horse-drawn carriages, two men, and two children are in the street. A sign indicates that the most prominent building is that of: "J. W. Jackson & Co. Druggist"
Item is a photograph of a street scene in New Glasgow when it was decorated for the visit of the Marquis of Lorne. A Union Jack and one other flag are hanging beside an archway of greenery extends across it. Several men wearing tall hats are standing on the sidewalk. A horse-drawn carriage two men and two children are in the street and in the doorway of the most prominent building, on which the sign indicates it is that of: "J. W. Jackson & Co. Druggist"
Item is a photograph of a view across the East River Bridge in New Glasgow decorated for the visit of the Marquis of Lorne. The first archway is decorated with greenery, a coat of arms, and the word: "Welcome". Several men wearing tall hats are gathered at it. The second archway, which reads: "Look out for the engine before crossing the tracks" is decorated with a garland; a man with a horse-drawn carriage is standing under it
Item may have been a page in one of Thomas Head Raddall's photograph albums. The photographs are either duplicates of or related to materials found in Thomas Head Raddall's photograph album, 1917-1927. The top left and right photographs are duplicates, and were taken in North Sydney in January 1920. The top middle photograph is a duplicate, and was taken aboard the MMB in March 1920. The bottom right photograph is a duplicate, and was taken in Pictou in March 1920. The bottom centre and left photographs are not identified, though both likely feature Raddall.
Item is a portrait photograph of Mr. William Robertson. William was the son of Mrs. Lydia Robertson (PC2, Box 216, Folder 62). William died from TB in May 1914.
Item is a portrait photograph of Mr. William Robertson. William was the son of Mrs. Lydia Robertson (PC2, Box 216, Folder 62). William died from TB in May 1914.